# 1942 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Ted Schroeder defeated Frank Parker 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1942 U.S. National Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ted Schroeder is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | George Richards | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 8 | 7 | | 3 | Gardnar Mulloy | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Ted Schroeder | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| (3) | Alejo Russell | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ted Schroeder | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ted Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ted Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | Ted Schroeder | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Frank Parker | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| (1) | Pancho Segura | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Frank Parker | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Bill Talbert | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bill Talbert | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | (1) | Pancho Segura | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Frank Parker | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seymour Greenberg | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 2 | Frank Parker | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Frank Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Krais | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2) | Hecht | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | (2) | Hecht | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Falkenburg | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lyttleton-Rogers | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | (2) | Hecht | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Richards | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ball | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Ball | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorfman | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | 8 | Richards | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Richards | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Richards | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mulloy | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Brown | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony | w/o | | | | | | Schnaars | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schnaars | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Brown | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ganzenmuller | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bellis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Bellis | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Macdonald | 3 | 0 | 6 | | | 3 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Larned | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3) | Russell | | | | | | (3) | Russell | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crowther | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | Falkenburg | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Falkenburg | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | (3) | Russell | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | McCall | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wood | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Masterson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | Masterson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brink | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Wood | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wood | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) | Russell | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| | Adair | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | Odman | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | Odman | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gray | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | Evert | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Evert | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Moylan | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Schroeder | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Hunt | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Hunt | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobbitt | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | 1 | Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Schroeder | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Edward | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Segura | 9 | 6 | 6 | | (1) | Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mabry | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | Buse | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buse | 9 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | (1) | Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Daniels | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Everett | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Hall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Hall | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 7 | Everett | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Everett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) | Segura | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | O'Loughlin | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Talbert | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Slack | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Slack | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerdasha | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | Paul | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Paul | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Bowden | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | Seixas | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tully | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Bellows | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McKee | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | McKee | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawley | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | Smidl | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Smidl | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Smidl | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Hartman | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | Greenberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dixon | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Dixon | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mattmann | w/o | | | | | 6 | Greenberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Greenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Greenberg | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | Backe | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Wasserman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Wasserman | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bennett | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | Vogt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vogt | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Vogt | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kovaleski | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hart | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | Hart | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geller | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |